Twelfth Generation

2828. John ROOTE II (*)(|)(:)¹¹⁰³ was born on 26 February 1608 in Badby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.^{181,265,622,624,628,1035,1036} Life Sketch: "The original family name was Roote. The Rootes were Norman French and fled to England when the Huguenots were persecuted in France. John Root(e), our Puritan ancestor, emigrated from a place called Badby. His father was deceased and he lived with an uncle--a brother of his father--and was adopted. His uncle was a man of wealth, advanced in years, and a jealous opponent of 'popers.'

According to the impression of the writer of the Root history, Jesse Root, he was a man of nobility. He (his father) insisted that John, our ancestor should go into the Parliamentary Army under Cromwell to fight against Charles I and the Catholics. John had an aversion to war and chose instead to join a company of Puritans who were coming to this country. When he arrived, he came to Farmington, CT and was one of its first settlers."

Newspaper Article: "Root Genealogical Records, 1600-1870, by James Pierce Root, published New York, 1870, Part Z, Division Z. The Farmington line give John Roote, believed to be of Badby, Northamptonshire married 1600, Mary Russell. John roote, born Badby, Feb 26, 1608, died August, 1684. He settled in Farmington 1640, married (soon) Mary Kilbourne, born Wood Ditton, Eng., 1619, came to New England 1635, died 1697, aged seventy-eight. She was a daughter of Thomas and Frances Kilburne of Glastonbury."

He was baptized on 26 December 1608 in Badby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.^193,1034 in the Farmington Congregation. He emigrated about 1637 from Badby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.^{193,622,1104,1105} He came from Badby on the ship Hercules with a group of Puritans and settled in Farmington Township, Connecticut Colony. John was a farmer and weaver of cloth.¹⁰³⁵

In 1637, he had served as a soldier in the Pequot War.

When he arrived in the US in 1640, he lived in Salem, MA, then Hartford, CT, and then (on May 9, 1654) in Northampton, MA. He was noted as one of the eight pillars of his church, and also served as a selectman. He was a freeman in 1657. In 1672, he had an estate valuation of 26 pounds sterling. About 1669 he was in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.¹¹⁰⁶ with an estate valuation of 166 pounds sterling, according to the 1670 U.S. Census in Connecticut. He signed a will on 22 April 1684 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.⁹⁷¹ Will: "I John Roote sen. of the town of Farmingtown do make this my last Will and Testament:

I give to my wife Mary Roote a Constant Comfortable maintenance to be paid to her by my Executors during her Widowhood, and £20. But in Case she marry again, I give her £20 more, and then the Constant maintenance to cease.

I doe solemonly charge my sons Joseph & Caleb, as long as the care of their Mother shall be incumbent upon them, to carry very dutifull and tenderly towards her & see from time to time that she want nothing for her comfortable support, and I hope that the Overseers of this my Will will have an eye to this care.

To each of my sons which are already married, 20 shillings; & to my gr. Children 5 Shilllings.

I give to my daughter Mary, the wife of Isaac Brunson, £15.

I do Confirm to my son Steven Roote the 20 acres of Land, which I engaged upon his Marriage with his Wife that now is.

I give to my son Joseph both my Looms with all the Tackling.

To my sons Caleb & Joseph I give the remainder of my Estate.

My sons Caleb & Joseph to be Executors, and Mr. Hooker and Caleb Standly to be Overseers. Witness: Samuel Hooker & Thomas Hooker John X Roote Sen."

John died on 16 August 1684 at the age of 76 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{181,265,622,628,1035,1036} Newsaper Article: "John Roote died in August, 1684, leaving a large estate for those times, valued at 819 pounds. His widow died in 1697. They had eight children--John, Samuel, Thomas, Mary, Stephen, Susannah, Joseph and Caleb."

Newspaper Article: "The Root family was among the first settlers on the Fort side, Main street, at Westfield; and also at Westfield Farms a little less than a century afterwards. John, Thomas and Samuel, sons of John and Mary (Kilburn) Root of Farmington, Connecticut, were grantees of land at Waranoak and settled on the Fort side."

He was buried in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^193,1105 in the North Cemetery. Mary KILBOURNE (*)(|)(:) and John ROOTE II (*)(|)(:) were married on 10 January 1639 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,622,1096,1103,1105,1107}

2829. Mary KILBOURNE (*)(|)(:) was born on 12 May 1619 in Woodditton, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.^{265,624,971,1036} (This is a map of Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire County, Englad. Wood Ditton is located in north central England, just northwest of Leeds.) She was baptized on 12 May 1619 in Woodditton, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.¹⁰³⁴ She emigrated on 15 April 1635 from Woodditton, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.^181,622,971 She emigrated on the ship "Increase" with her father, Thomas (born about 1580) and her mother, Frances (born about 1585). Mary died on 9 January 1697 at the age of 77 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,265,622,1035,1036}
She was buried in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^193,265

Children were:

1410	i.	*John ROOTE III ().**
	ii.	Deacon, Lieutenant Samuel ROOTE¹⁸¹ was born in 1644 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,971,1035,1036} (This is a map of Farmington, Hartford County, CT. Farmington is just west of the city of Hartford.) He died on 27 November 1711 at the age of 67 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^{181,193,971,1035,1036} Newspaper Article: "Lieutenant Samuel Root was born about the year 1650, came here early, made a freeman in 1680; he and his wife Mary joined Westfield church on the 24th of March in the same year; selectman for several years; deacon from 1703 until his death, which occurred on the 26th day of November 1711, aged almost 61 years. His wife Mary was probably a daughter of Thomas Orton of Farmington and married in 1713 to Mark Warner; she died on the 23rd day of October 1732. John Davis was the deacon's (adopted) son. Mr. Root was a large land owner on the Fort side; and his estate was divided among his brothers and sisters." He signed a will.⁶²² From the Root Family History: "His will did not give satisfacton, and his property was divided, by mutual agreement, in equal shares among his brothers and sisters, leaving also an equal share (the seventh) to John Davis. This mutual agreement, recorded in Northampton and signed by all the children or their attorneys is a sufficient proof in itself of what has been doubted, that John, Samuel, and Thomas were brothers of Stephen, Joseph and Caleb." John Davis was his adopted son.
	iii.	Mercy ROOTE¹⁹³ was born in 1646 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.¹⁹³
1414	iv.	*Thomas ROOTE Sr. ()(\|)(:).**
	v.	Mary ROOTE was born on 6 August 1650 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,628,971,1035,1036} She died on 13 June 1701 at the age of 50 in Waterbury, Waterbury Township, New Haven County, Conecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^193,628,971 She was buried in Waterbury, Waterbury Township, New Haven County, Conecticut Colony, British Colonial America.¹⁹³
	vi.	Stephen ROOTE was born in 1652 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^193,971,1035 He signed a will on 16 October 1716 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.⁹⁷¹ He died on 6 January 1717 at the age of 65 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,265,971,1035} Life Sketch: "He grew up to be a man six feet six inches tall. He was a well-built man of Herculean strength and power. Foot racing was the greatest sport in the early days in New England, and he became the greatest white racer of his day, only being outrun once by an Indian. He was also noted as the greatest wrestler in the Connecticut Colony. In King Philip's Indian War, Stephen Root served under (506) Major Robert Treat for two and one-half years. He always carried a sword and a huge musket. In the fight at Fort Narragansett, when the Indian fort was destroyed, he did terrible execution. He was a man of mighty courage and of sound judgment. He and his five brothers were known as the 'giants of Connecticut.'" Stephen was buried in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^193,265 in the Memento Mori Cemetery.
	vii.	Susannah ROOTE was born about 1654 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{971,1035,1036} She died on 5 December 1712 at the age of 58 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,971,1035,1036}
	viii.	Joseph ROOTE Sr. was born in 1656 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^971,1036 He signed a will on 14 July 1729 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.⁹⁷¹ "I, Joseph Root of Farmingtown, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my wife Ruth Root the use and profit of 1/3 part of my houseing and homelott where I now live during the time of her widowhood, and also the use and profit of 1/3 part of all other of my real setae during her natural life (1 parcell of land, about 60 acres, which I have in the southward division between the mountains, only excepted); also I give to her my sd. wife, to be at her own dispose, forever, £30 money or personal estate equilvalent thereto. Unto my daughter, Elizabeth Root, besides what she now hath and claims to call her own, I give of my personal setae (of such things as she shall chose) the value of £100 current money; also I give to her the use and improvement and profit of 2/3 parts of all my real estate, viz. houseing and lands, during her natural life or day of marriage if it shall so happen; also the use and profit for the sd term of that third part given to my sd. wife in case she be living when my sd. wife's time therein is expired. To my daughter Mary Lee, besides what I have already given her, £20 current money. Unto my five grandchildren, children of sd. daughter Mary Lee, I give to each of them £5 as current money. Unto Joseph Olmsted, now living with me, provided his life be continued until he arrive at the age of 21 years and shall during that time continue faithfully in my service or the service of my son Joseph Root after my decease, then I give him 50 acres of ye land which I have in Farmingtown and in the division of land southward from the reserved land between the mountains, land that was laid out on the west of John Brounson, Sen. decease; and in case he the sd. Olmsted shall not have heirs, then my will is that the sd. t0 acres of land shall revert and belong unto my three children, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary, in equal proportion between them. Unto my only son Joseph Root, besides what I have already given him, I give all the remainder of my real estate, whatsoever it be, to him and his heirs forever, together with the reversion and fee simple of all that real estate the use thereof for a time I have given to my sd. wife and to my daughter Elizabeth Root. I make Joseph Root to be sole executor. Witness: John Hooker Joseph Root, LS. Robert Porter, Roger Hooker" Court Record, Page 60 -- 24 January 1739-40: Will exhibited. He died on 18 December 1739 at the age of 83 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^193,971,1036
	ix.	Doctor Caleb ROOTE I was born on 6 March 1658 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,628,971,1035,1036,1108} He died on 10 June 1712 at the age of 54 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{193,971,1035,1036} He was buried in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.¹⁹³